Re: JPMorgan Chase to strengthen offshoring to India

From: HeyBub <heybubNOSPAM_at_gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 18:00:00 -0600
Message-ID: <11q40rmdiv77u93@news.supernews.com>

Richard wrote:
>> But there are people who can't imagine it being "noon" in the middle
>> of the night -
>
> Given that 'noon' is defined as the sun being overhead, then no.
> However it is midnight here at GMT noon (given standard time).
>
> What pisses me off is when Americans and English don't realise that
> when they are having their morning tea and clearing their mail boxes
> they 'can't imagine it being the middle of the night' and pick up the
> phone to give me a personal call - so much nicer than impersonal
> replies.

(paraphrased from "Surely You're Joking, Mr Feynman.")

RING, RING

"Hello?"
"Is this Dr Feynman?"
"Yes."
"Doctor Richard P. Feynman?"
"Yes."
"Dr Feynman, my name is xxxxx. I am the United States Ambassador to the 

Court of King Gustav V of Norway. It is my distinct pleasure to inform you that you have won the 1965 Nobel Prize for Physics!"

"Do you know what the Hell time it is in California?"
"I beg your pardon!"
"It is 3:00 o'clock in the goddamn morning! Call me back after nine."

CLICK
....? Received on Thu Dec 15 2005 - 18:00:00 CST